Mauritania - Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate)

Since 2014, Mauritania Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate) was down by 1.7points year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 57 among other countries in Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate) with 30.83 Percent of Total Employment. Mauritania is overtaken by Guatemala, which was ranked number 56 with 31.3 Percent of Total Employment and is followed by Nicaragua at 30.6 Percent of Total Employment. Burundi ranked the highest with 86.21 Percent of Total Employment in 2019, that is a fall of 0.1points compared to 2018. Somalia, Malawi and Chad respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Brunei witnessed the best average annual growth at +28.8points per year, while Argentina witnessed the worst performance at -35.8points per year.

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Date Percent of Total Employment
2019 30.83
2018 31.52
2017 31.98
2016 32.55
2015 32.97
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How does Mauritania rank in Share of Employment in Agriculture (ILO Estimate)?

# 184 Countries Percent of Total Employment Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Burundi
86.21 % 2019 -0.1 % +0.0 % View data
2 #2
Somalia
80.28 % 2019 -0.3 % -0.2 % View data
56 #56
Guatemala
31.30 % 2019 -1.4 % -0.1 % View data
57 #57
Mauritania
30.83 % 2019 -2.2 % -1.7 % View data
58 #58
Nicaragua
30.60 % 2019 +0.9 % -0.5 % View data
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